VCEL vs KRYS vs SRPT Stock Comparison

Vericel, Krystal Biotech and Sarepta Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VCEL Vericel Corp
$42.91 +5.7% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
84.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$324.55 -3.1% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Sarepta Therapeutics 1, Vericel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCELKRYSSRPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.05B $9.75B $1.96B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.7x 40.4x -16.8x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.1x 46.8x 6.7x SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +22.6% -20.4% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 54.8% -5.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +75.4% -18.0% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +45.4%/yr -24.7%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 38.0% 81.1% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 85/100 67/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

VCELKRYSSRPT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVCELKRYSSRPT
Valuation 82 #115 of 624 79 #131 of 624 97 #23 of 624
Growth 94 #36 of 601 93 #41 of 601 64 #220 of 601
Profitability 88 #64 of 541 96 #21 of 541 80 #111 of 541
Financial Health 69 #203 of 647 84 #103 of 647 34 #430 of 647
Shareholder Returns 73 #99 of 359 70 #108 of 359 61 #141 of 359
Overall 81 85 67
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVCELKRYSSRPTSPY
1 month +5.7%-3.1%+3.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%-11.5%+23.6% +3.7%
6 months +23.6%+23.8%-7.9% +7.1%
Year to date +19.2%+31.6%-10.6% +12.8%
1 year +23.0%+75.4%-18.0% +11.9%
3 years +24.8%+178.9%-82.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.7%+40.8%-43.7% +22.8%
5 years -6.8%+547.9%-75.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%+45.4%-24.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,726.0%—-53.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +33.7%—-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVCELKRYSSRPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%38.0%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%37.4%85.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.692.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.99-0.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-44.5%-92.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-14.2%-21.3% -1.2%
52-week high $48.31$378.15$24.45 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$185.05$14.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVCELKRYSSRPT
P/E now vs peer median 90.5xmedian 17.8x 39.7xmedian 17.8x -17.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.1x 21.8xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.8xmedian 15.0x 43.0xmedian 15.0x -21.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 21.7x 37.3xmedian 21.7x 24.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.2x 7.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.35 0.77median 0.35 -0.33median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVCELKRYSSRPT
Revenue $306.30M $440.53M $1.97B
Gross profit $228.38M $416.91M $1.17B
Operating income $18.24M $197.75M -$143.25M
Net income $24.22M $241.47M -$136.73M
Free cash flow $61.66M $257.78M $81.85M
R&D $29.17M $59.23M $789.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $7.88 $-1.11
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $427.74M $571.15M
Total debt – – $847.62M
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 30.66M 105.43M
Enterprise value $1.47B $6.53B -$1.27B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVCELKRYSSRPT
P/E 90.5x 39.7x -17.4x
P/FCF 35.6x 37.3x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x 35.3x 18.3x
P/S 7.2x 21.8x 1.0x
P/B 5.9x 7.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 7.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 64.8x 43.0x -21.2x
EV/EBIT 111.5x 44.3x -14.6x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 19.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF 33.0x 34.0x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 32.2x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.77 -0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELKRYSSRPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 22.6% -20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% 24.3% -40.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,428% 41.8% -15,270%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 48.8% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% 64.6% -135.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 54.9% 46.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% 59.7% -215.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 51.8% 52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 39.4% 136.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 67.0% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% 39.0% 118.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 58.6% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELKRYSSRPT
Gross margin 74.6% 94.6% 59.1%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 46.2% -5.0%
Operating margin 6.0% 44.9% -7.3%
Pretax margin 8.2% 51.4% -6.6%
Net margin 7.9% 54.8% -5.9%
FCF margin 20.1% 58.5% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 61.8% 5.6%
Return on equity 6.9% 18.3% -9.0%
Return on assets 5.1% 16.7% -4.3%
Return on invested capital – – -6.1%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 15.0% -5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.1x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 12.4% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELKRYSSRPT
Debt / assets – – 26.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 9.4% 52.1%
Equity / assets 73.6% 90.6% 47.9%
Interest coverage 28.5x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 8.3x 4.4x
Quick ratio 4.5x 7.7x 2.4x
Cash ratio 3.1x 6.6x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 10.09 42.32 -0.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELKRYSSRPT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.4% -1.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.4% -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVCELKRYSSRPT
Forward P/E 84.1xFY2026 46.8xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% +25.5% -88.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 -20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +33.4% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELKRYSSRPT
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 318 422 325
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.6% +4.5%
Institutions buying 188 271 148
Institutions selling 98 107 116
Buyers to sellers 1.92 2.53 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VCELKRYSSRPT
VCEL 1.00 0.24 0.19
KRYS 0.24 1.00 0.18
SRPT 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, KRYS and SRPT?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.05B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.75B, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, VCEL, KRYS and SRPT?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vericel (VCEL) 84.7x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 40.4x, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) is cheapest (Vericel (VCEL) 84.1x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 46.8x, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +75.4%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -18.0%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -1.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +45.4%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 41.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VCEL, KRYS and SRPT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.